Month: July 2017

CORRECTION / 7-25-17 The city of Idaho Falls has corrected information on the size of crowds at the weekend air show. Officials now say 20,000 people…

A threat for showers and t-storms exists for today as a low pressure center slides in from the west. E. Idaho could see rain begin in the morning…

Fourth District Judge Melissa Moody sentenced a Pocatello woman Monday to three years probation and 200 hours of community service after she pleaded…

UPDATE: Dillon McCandless is currently being held in Jefferson County, but is expected to be arraigned at 4:30 PM on Monday. Fort Hall police are…

In a news conference Monday afternoon, the Pocatello Police Department said an officer seen telling a man recording video of the FBI building that he…

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a wildlife activist who said his free speech rights were violated when a sheriff’s deputy barred…

There are no plans to close or shut down Wyoming highways around Jackson due to the upcoming solar eclipse. The Wyoming Department of Transportation…

Monsoonal moisture will continue to march into the region, along with an area of low pressure in California, thunderstorms and gusty winds will be…

A man suspected of bank robberies in five states has pleaded not guilty to unrelated charges in Nebraska. Station KNOP reports Richard Gathercole…

Part of a popular road into Grand Teton National Park is being temporarily closed for dust reduction. A 2-mile stretch of Moose-Wilson Road will be…

Wildlife managers have trapped and killed a black bear after the animal kept making contact with people camping in a popular central Idaho recreation…

Some Jerome County residents are worried that plans for a big new University of Idaho-operated dairy could befoul the local air. Judy Holland lives a…

UPDATE: 7/24/17 Pocatello Police arrested Robert Nathan Dean, 43, on charges of eluding an officer and driving under the influence. According to…

A south-central Idaho man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife will not be allowed to withdraw the plea. The Times-News reports a 5th District…

Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash on SH75 near milepost 157.5, at Galena Summit, in Blaine County Sunday afternoon around 2:30 p.m.…

Idaho Falls lawyer Steven William Boyce has been named as the new Bonneville County Magistrate Judge. Boyce will fill the new judgeship position…

Another warm day is expected today, with similar temperatures to Sunday in the low to mid 90s. However, there is an increased chance for…

A Chubbuck man claims the Pocatello Police Department violated his First Amendment rights when officers arrested him while recording video from…

The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office confirms the suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the Sage Hill Casino early Sunday…

Thunderstorm activity is expected to continue through Sunday, however little rain is reaching the ground with these storms. Isolated lighting strikes…

Thunderstorm activity is expected to continue through Sunday, however little rain is reaching the ground with these storms. Isolated lighting strikes…

Although little rain is actually reaching the ground, thunderstorm activity is expected to continue through Sunday. Isolated lightning strikes and…

The Extreme Blue Thunder Air Show officially lifted-off Saturday, and it drew in quite the crowd. “I came to watch the air planes fly,”…

We will see slightly cooler daytime highs this week. A low pressure system will skirt across Northern Idaho on Sunday, which will cause an increase…

Idaho Falls drivers pack your patience. Road closures are in place most of the day for the Blue Angels Air Show at the Idaho Falls Airport. The…

Officials in Grand Teton National Park are trying to reduce big crowds at a popular place to paddle a canoe or have a picnic. Park officials say as…

Salt Lake County health officials are advising people to stay out of the Jordan River because of a low level of an algae-related toxin found in the…

A prosecutor has determined that the eight law enforcement officers who fired shots at a 32-year-old southwest Idaho man were justified in using…

Zion National Park in southern Utah is getting part of a pot of federal and private money for maintenance and infrastructure work at U.S. national…

While teachers and students in District 91 are enjoying a summer off, technicians have been hard at work making some major technical upgrades at the…

The Blue Angels and other performers will be flying across our skies this weekend. Compared to the last air show seven years ago, this year has a lot…

A portion of Yellowstone Lake has been closed to the motorized and non-motorized watercraft to allow water scooping planes into the area to help…

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Fall Creek Rd. area Thursday to a reported sighting of Canyon County homicide suspect…

KIFI/KIDK’s Taja Davis rode in the cockpit of Blue Angels’ Fat Albert Friday afternoon. Fat Albert, nicknamed Bert, is a C-130T plane…

As ready as they can be is the message from the Teton County Wyoming Emergency Manager as they prepare to see a human invasion. The total solar…

Two people were killed in a head on collision in Fremont County Friday evening. The accident happened just around 6 p.m on Highway 20 east of the…

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Captain Robert E. Holton, had been missing since 1969. But during the annual meeting of the National League of POW*MIA Families in Washington DC,…

The Staples in Pocatello is closing its doors in August. The store said its last day will be Aug. 12. Staples announced earlier this year it would be…

The total solar eclipse is one month away. It’s a short event, but one that takes a lot of preparation to get ready for. Many organizations and…

When Brad Wursten tells you to “step inside my office,” don’t be surprised if he leads you to a cockpit, in the most remarkable…

AT&T plans to bring in extra network support to the Idaho Falls area for the total solar eclipse on August 21. The company says it’s…

A head’s up to any senior citizen who may be looking to visit our national parks in the future. Senior Lifetime Passes for the National Park…

We are halfway through the 100 deadliest days of driving, and the preliminary numbers show approximately one death for each day since the Memorial…

HK Contractors, Inc. will begin construction at the intersection of 17th Street and St. Clair Road Monday, July 24. The company said crews will be…

Our strong Four-Corners ridge of high pressure is relaxing for the weekend, with drier air working in from the West. The result will be slightly…

This week’s education news: Setting the targets. As Idaho continues to rewrite its plan to comply with federal education law, another…

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the fourth consecutive month in June to 3.1 percent. According to Idaho Department of…

UPDATE 7/21/17 11:20 p.m. Police arrested 18-year-old Matthew M. Hoffman of Ammon for DUI. ORIGINAL 7/20/17 Idaho Falls police report a UPS truck was…

Police in Spanish Fork say a 19-year-old man shot and injured another teenager overnight at a high school parking lot and later shot and killed…

The sweeping red-rock vistas at Utah’s Zion National Park are increasingly filled with a bumper crop of visitors. Now park managers are…

Educators from all over Idaho headed to the Fish and Game office in Pocatello on Wednesday to learn about the only flying mammal in the…

An Idaho State University student is in custody after police said he threatened others with a box knife. According to police, on Sunday, Saud Khalid…

Some say the similarities are striking. “(It looks like) the Adidas logo with a sun behind it,” said Candi Christensen of Shelley.…

Utah and Idaho have announced a cooperative agreement to enhance aquatic invasive species prevention efforts in the Bear Lake area. The Idaho…

Federal Aviation Administration documents show that a central Idaho airport being built by actor Bruce Willis will be larger and busier than…

More aircraft landed in Idaho Falls on Thursday in preparation for the Extreme Blue Thunder Air Show. Two F-35 planes flew into town. The F-35 is a…

According to preliminary counts by federal mine regulators, coal production in Wyoming dropped in spring after a surge of coal production at the…

The Town of Jackson is launching a new “START Bike” field trial with Trek bicycles Friday. The Bike Share program is intended to improve…

Pocatello residents and businesses will be permitted to park two or more recreational vehicles on their property during the “Great American…

Our strong Four-Corners ridge of high pressure is relaxing for the weekend, with drier air working in from the West. The result will be slightly…

It was called “the worst flag in the nation.” Since then, it has received national attention and been shown in national news outlets,…

The Idaho Falls headquarters for a home health and hospice company just got bigger. It held a ribbon cutting Thursday to celebrate. OneSource Home…

At 8:55 a.m. Thursday, a fatal two vehicle head-on collision occurred at milepost 9 on US 26 / US 287 near Jackson, Wyoming. Wyoming Highway Patrol…

Congressional Republicans would like to make changes to the Endangered Species Act. The changes could mean some species would be removed from the…

We are just over a month away from the August 21st total solar eclipse. There are a lot of different questions surrounding this eclipse. One of the…

UPDATE 3:50 p.m. – The owner has been found. The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office thanks everyone who helped. ORIGINAL: Three horses were…

A few scattered thunderstorms for this evening along the southern and eastern highlands. Our strong Four-Corners ridge of high pressure is relaxing…

Students from across southeast Idaho joined the INL-sponsored Cybercore Summer Camp in Idaho Falls Thursday. The initiative is framed around building…

Former Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates has officially launched his 2018 campaign for lieutenant governor. Yates says he will bring his…

Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael issued a consumer alert warning about out-of-state driveway pavers who go door-to-door using…

Gas prices across the country and throughout Idaho have been dropping recently, but AAA says market conditions are expected to push prices higher in…

Police say a 3-year-old boy is dead after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. Authorities say it happened in a Spanish Fork neighborhood…

Police in southwest Wyoming say new information has led them to search a home for evidence connected to the unsolved 2006 death of a Colorado…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday evening an arrest was made in connection to a homicide investigation from early July. In…

Members of the Blue Angels Flight team plan to visit pediatric patients at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Friday, July 21 from 8:30 a.m. to…

UPDATE 3:30 p.m. – The Idaho Falls Police Department arrested a 20-year-old Idaho Falls man for two Bonneville County warrants following a…

Most of the region should be dry till next week, with the exception of some today. Monsoonal moisture will give rise to T-Storms across the…

A man was taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after crashing his pickup truck into an interstate canal following a police chase Wednesday…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a warning weeks ahead of the total solar eclipse set to roll through Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming…

A Bonneville County barn is a complete loss after a fire broke out inside around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. “It is nice little kindling, fire…

Idaho State University has formed a recruiting partnership with Buchanan & Edwards, a major, national technology-based company. The partnership…

Summertime means pest season for homes. It can be a constant battle to keep pesky critters out of the house. Wasps, spiders, box elder bugs and…

It’s something you’d only expect to see out of a “Mission Impossible” film – people jumping from 3,000 feet in the air…

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will close sections of Interstate 15 on July 20, 21, 22 and 23 for the Extreme Blue Thunder 2017 Idaho…

UPDATE 7/19/2017: The search for suspect Gerald “Mike” Bullinger continues today. The Teton County Sheriff’s Office said cadaver…

The Teton County School District #1 in Jackson learned this week it will receive grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support a…

Idaho Falls is known for its many parks and recreation facilities. From the Greenbelt and Riverwalk, to the Idaho Falls Zoo and several golf courses.…

A front from the Northwest moves in with gusty winds for Thursday. Conditions should generally be dry, with the exception of a slight chance for…

Pocatello Police and a federal Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms investigator detained Jamey Doshier,33, and a 16-year-old male juvenile for questioning.…

Idaho law enforcement has called off the search of a Washington boater who went missing in a lake. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports Kootenai…

Congressional Republicans are moving forward with legislation to roll back the Endangered Species Act, amid complaints that the 44-year-old law…

The Latest on the death of a police dog left in a hot patrol car: 1:10 p.m. A Utah sheriff’s deputy has been charged with animal cruelty after…

Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) staff advise travelers to plan extra time to get to the airport for commercial flights this Saturday and Sunday,…

Rocky Mountain Power has recognized Brigham Young University-Idaho with its 2017 Wattsmart Business Idaho Partner of the Year Award. The award…

Today the highs are expected to reach the mid 90s for the Snake River Plain. Conditions should generally be dry, with the exception of a slight…

An adjunct faculty instructor at Brigham Young University-Idaho says she was fired from her part-time position as a political science instructor…

President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. If confirmed, the…

One of the most crucial aspects to any event – a toilet. Although one of the most crucial, it also happened to be one of the last overlooked…

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s contentious veto of legislation repealing the state’s 6 percent…